February Revolution

noun

Russian Revolution

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Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar): February Revolutionthe uprising in Russia in March 1917, during which the tsar abdicated and a provisional government was set up

Also called (reckoned by the Julian calendar): October Revolutionthe seizure of power by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917, transforming the uprising into a socialist revolution. This was followed by a period of civil war against counter-revolutionary armies (1918–22), which ended in eventual victory for the Bolsheviks